Ulrich Reß – operaexplorer

Tales of intoxicated Hoffmann: Jones production with Spyres, Brower, Damrau, Pudova and Testé

My intent when booking the ticket for another “Tales of Hoffmann” was to see Aleksandra Kurzak interpreting all 4 roles, and to see how Ildar Abdrazakov will play 4 various villains. None of it materialised since both pulled out and were replaced: Kurzak by a combo of Olga Pudova and Diana Damrau, and Abdrazakov by […]

Revolution personalised: Jonas Kaufmann as Andrea Chénier in Munich.

It has been 7 weeks since my last opera trip as a virus forced to cancel plans during February, but the performance in Munich gave me an unexpected reward and even more: such emotional fulfilment and happiness that it is still difficult to put the impressions in writing. The production of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordani […]

Filling those Meistersinger shoes. “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” by Richard Wagner, Bayerisches Staatsoper, October 3, 2016

The bad news came a week or so before the performance – Jonas Kaufmann cancelling all next month performances, starting with Meistersinger in Munich.. Should I cancel the trip and wait for next opportunity? When decided to go regardless of cast changes I made up my mind not to expect too much from the performance […]